脑
子

Brains in Chinese: 脑子 (nǎo zi)

nǎo zi

brains

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 腦子1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1brains
  2. 2mind

Stroke order

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脑
子

Zhuyin

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ㄋㄠˇ

nǎo

ㄋ/ nㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

˙ㄗ

zi

˙/ neutral toneㄗ/ z

Simplified & traditional

脑子

Simplified

腦子

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 遇到问题要多动动脑子。

    yù dào wèn tí yào duō dòng dòng nǎo zi。

    When you run into a problem, use your brain more.

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Related words

子

zǐ

son

杯子

bēi zi

cup

电脑

diàn nǎo

computer

儿子

ér zi

son

椅子

yǐ zi

chair

桌子

zhuō zi

table

孩子

hái zi

child

妻子

qī zǐ

wife and children

鼻子

bí zi

nose

电子

diàn zǐ

electronic

句子

jù zi

sentence

裤子

kù zi

variant of 裤子, trousers

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